guitar hurting fingers

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i've an acoustic

what can i do?

i can't really play

i'm a beginner and have a pick

aslo, my fingers are big and i don't have a classic

I think it's natural they hurt. Happened to me and every beginner I know went through it. Practice makes it perfect and in time your fingers will get used to it. But I'm not a professional. Maybe I've been doing something wrong myself.

"I've got blisters on my fingers"

Yeah, that's normal. You have to get through the pain before your fingers form calluses. Once that happens it doesn't hurt anymore.

Try rubbing them with surgical spirit to harden them up. Yes it hurts, and it's worse with steel strings.

You could put some glue on your fingertips and let it dry. =P

It's normal, keeping playing, they'll toughen up.

try a classical guitar with soft gut strings, so my guitar-playing brother tells me. or you could try the yamaha EZAG electronic acoustic guitar.

My fingers are pretty tough now from playing. You'll get used to it.

I tell beginners to NEVER ever ever start with acoustic - get one when your dexterity develops. Acoustics have higher string tension and narrow, clunky necks - I have yet to find one priced under $600 that doesn't except the rule. Classical requires complete devotion to the styles it is associated with - rock, country or jazz techniques will not compute on a nylon sting, and playing one exclusively develops hand muscle memory in a foreign way.

If you MUST learn on acoustic, have it strung with the lightest possible gauge strings. My late friend played an Ovation Balladeer for years with .009 Ernie Ball Super Slinkys. Also when you get the light strings, ask for a can of Finger Ease. It's an aerosol spray that lubricates and protects the strings, as well as makes your fingertips hurt less. Really though, the bigger your fingers are, the wider the neck (strings spaced farther apart) has to be if you plan on seriously pursuing this interest